bayport@yall.theatl.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agoWhy are barns in the United States often red?i.imgur.comimagemessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1455arrow-down112
arrow-up1443arrow-down1imageWhy are barns in the United States often red?i.imgur.combayport@yall.theatl.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square76fedilink
minus-squarePlibbert@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9·10 months agoWait really red pigment is mainly rust? I’d imagine that would turn a orangish brown. Or brownish orange.
minus-squarebody_by_make@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·10 months agoIt’s not mainly rust any more, they figured out a way to replicate the effect without using actual rust. It’s just pigment, and now red is probably cheaper because more people buy it because it’s traditional.
Wait really red pigment is mainly rust? I’d imagine that would turn a orangish brown. Or brownish orange.
It’s not mainly rust any more, they figured out a way to replicate the effect without using actual rust. It’s just pigment, and now red is probably cheaper because more people buy it because it’s traditional.